The UK’s literary magazine scene is crumbling due to rising print costs. But I’ll keep printing my own magazine, which gives writers of colour a voice, for as long as I canTen years ago, Jeff Sparrow, editor of Overland, which describes itself as Australia’s only radical literary magazine, wrote... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-10-10 10:30:07 UTC ]
Wine is not an emulator like Qemu or a virtualization environment like Virtualbox, but a runtime environment that aims to emulate the Windows API on Linux. This API mapping is not complete, but it is comprehensive enough for many Windows programs to run on the Linux desktop. Wine began... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2023-10-10 10:30:00 UTC ]
Prime Day means our favorite e-reader, the Kindle, is on sale. Plus, deals on other Amazon devices we like. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2023-10-10 10:00:00 UTC ]
The Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association's fall conference in Denver was filled with high energy for its 400 total participants, as publishing industry veterans met up with the next generation of booksellers inside and outside the exhibit hall. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
In 'Queer History A to Z: 100 Years of LGBTQ+ Activism' (Kids Can Press, May 2024), Robin Stevenson explores the people, events, and circumstances that helped shape the rich history of LGBTQ+ activism in North America. Stevenson, a Stonewall Book Award recipient, spoke to PW about making queer... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
Napack has stepped down as president and CEO of Wiley, and has been replaced on an interim basis by Matthew Kissner. Kissner is charged with overseeing Wiley's plan to make the company more profitable by focusing on its core areas of research and learning. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
The London-based global publisher has created four operating divisions, with CEO Paul Kelly seeking to find a managing director to head the new adult publishing group. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
This year, Kids Can Press marks its 50th anniversary. That’s 50 years of publishing inspiring children’s books that help to spark a lifetime love of reading. PW chatted with Kids Can Editorial Development Director Yasemin Uçar; Senior Editor Patricia Ocampo; and Editors Katie Scott and Kathleen... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette UK has joined TikTok Shop. The group will offer "a specially curated selection" of some of the titles have been most popular with the online community. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
No Book Left Behind, by Alice-Catherine Carls Essay [email protected] Mon, 10/09/2023 - 15:35 Photo by Alexander Grey / UnsplashWelcome news to those of us in the “Flyover Zone”: our reading habits are healthy and well served. The Jackson Madison... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2023-10-09 20:35:50 UTC ]
An anthology that combines new work with selections from The Brownies’ Book, a children’s magazine launched by W.E.B. Du Bois, is bringing its mission to bear in a new national context. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-10-09 13:26:00 UTC ]
The best science fiction and fantasy book deals of the day, all picked by Book Riot. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-10-09 11:52:40 UTC ]
Encompassing a wide range of genres from historical fiction to fantasy to poetry to investigative journalism to memoir, this exciting abundance of books published in 2023 by emerging and acclaimed Native writers speak to the rich diversity of the Indigenous experience. From meditations on the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2023-10-09 11:00:00 UTC ]
The best part of October? Halloween costumes for pets! Dress your furry friends as your favorite book characters with these costumes.- Susie Dumond Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-10-09 10:31:00 UTC ]
For ten years, IngramSpark has been at the forefront of the rapidly changing self-publishing landscape. Now they’re looking ahead to the next 10. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Fifth Circuit is set to hear the state's appeal on November 8, although that date could be delayed further due to a schedule conflict. Meanwhile, an administrative stay issued by the court has allowed the law to go into effect despite being found unconstitutional. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
Judges praise the final six ‘exquisite and ambitious’ works in contention for the £50,000 award for nonfictionBooks tackling climate change, China, the NHS, European revolutions, ballet and music feature on the shortlist for this year’s Baillie Gifford prize for nonfiction.The six-long list... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-10-08 19:00:48 UTC ]
We're just a couple days away from Amazon's October Prime Day sale, which kicks off on Tuesday and goes through Wednesday. Prime Big Deal Days is the company's second site-wide sale of 2023 and there are already plenty of early deals to be found. You'll need a Prime... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-10-08 16:21:40 UTC ]
A new collection of her novels and stories is a showcase for a science fiction pioneer. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-10-08 09:00:34 UTC ]
It’s 40 years since The Colour of Magic hit the shelves. As newly unearthed short stories are published, fans and friends celebrate the late author’s enduring legacy“Of all the dead authors in the world, Terry Pratchett is the most alive,” said John Lloyd at the author’s memorial in 2015. This... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-10-07 10:00:09 UTC ]